Nanoscale materials in chemistry/ edited by Kenneth J. Klabunde and Ryan M. Richards.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ANOSCALE MATERIALS IN CHEMISTRY; CONTENTS; CONTRIBUTORS; PART I INTRODUCTION TO NANOMATERIALS; 1 Introduction to Nanoscale Materials in Chemistry, Edition II; 2 Unique Bonding in Nanoparticles and Powders; 3 Particles as Molecules; PART II NEW SYNTHETIC METHODS FOR NANOMATERIALS; 4 Microwave Preparation of Metal Fluorides and their Biological Application; 5 Transition Metal Nitrides and Carbides; 6 Kinetics of Colloidal Chemical Synthesis of Monodisperse Spherical Nanocrystals; 7 Nanorods; PART III NANOSTRUCTURED SOLIDS: MICRO- AND MESOPOROUS MATERIALS AND POLYMER NANOCOMPOSITES 8 Aerogels: Disordered, Porous Nanostructures9 Ordered Microporous and Mesoporous Materials; 10 Applications of Microporous and Mesoporous Materials; PART IV ORGANIZED TWO- AND THREE-DIMENSIONAL NANOCRYSTALS; 11 Inorganic-Organic Composites; 12 DNA-Modified Nanoparticles: Gold and Silver; PART V NANOTUBES, RIBBONS, AND SHEETS; 13 Carbon Nanotubes and Related Structures; PART VI NANOCATALYSTS, SORBENTS, AND ENERGY APPLICATIONS; 14 Reaction of Nanoparticles with Gases; 15 Nanomaterials in Energy Storage Systems; PART VII UNIQUE PHYSICAL PROPERTIES OF NANOMATERIALS 16 Optical and Electronic Properties of Metal and Semiconductor NanostructuresPART VIII PHOTOCHEMISTRY OF NANOMATERIALS; 17 Photocatalytic Purification of Water and Air over Nanoparticulate TiO(2); 18 Photofunctional Zeolites and Mesoporous Materials Incorporating Single-Site Heterogeneous Catalysts; 19 Photocatalytic Remediation; PART IX BIOLOGICAL AND ENVIRONMENTAL ASPECTS OF NANOMATERIALS; 20 Nanomaterials for Environmental Remediation; 21 Nanoscience and Nanotechnology: Environmental and Health Impacts; 22 Toxicity of Inhaled Nanomaterials; INDEX